A friend of mine bought a new one this summer. I rode it recently for about 10 minutes. The reason my ride was so short is twofold. One, the water was cold and I felt like it was going to chunk me off at any second. I didn't want to go for a swim. It chine walks pretty bad. I was really surprised because it is so large I thought it would be more stable. I mean, I ride an fx1. He used to own a squarenose but sold it because of the chinewalking. I thought the sxr was quite a bit worse. The second reason was my arms were tired because it pulls so hard. (I had to hold it wide open right?) It weighs 551 lbs which wasn't a problem until we had to both drag it into the back of his enclosed trailer. We joked that it almost weighs as much as my fx1 and blaster together. I would like to ride it in warmer weather so I can really try it out. He has already mentioned he may trade it in on the new superjet. There are plenty of YouTube reviews you can watch. At that price you can always resell it if you decide you don't like it.